Men's Basketball Gives Tom Church His First Northwood Win In 91-42 Victory Over Kuyper

OVERVIEW – KUYPER

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 91, Kuyper Cougars 42

RECORDS: Northwood (1-2), Kuyper (1-4)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Men's basketball gives Tom Church his first Northwood victory as the Timberwolves defeat Kuyper 91-42 Wednesday night (November 13).

GAME STORY

• Northwood started the game with the first points and of the contest and led the rest of the way.
• The Timberwolves put up the opening nine points and 14 of the first 16 points for the early advantage.
• NU got the lead up to 39-16 late in the first before the Cougars made a push to end the half. Kuyper finished on a 10-2 run to make the score 41-26 at the break.
• Northwood responded to the Kuyper run with a dominant stretch to open the second half, putting up 18 of the first 19 points to make the score 59-27.
• The lead stayed above 25 the rest of the way. The Timberwolves' 49-point lead at the end of the game matched their biggest of the day.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Kuyper .326 (15-46), Northwood .536 (37-69)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Kuyper .333 (5-15), Northwood .400 (10-25)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Kuyper .779 (7-9), Northwood .438 (7-16)
• REBOUNDS: Kuyper 25 (Seven offensive), Northwood 42 (17 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Kuyper 4/25, Northwood 26/8

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Elijah Watson: 16 points, 7-8 from the floor
• Jamison Eklund: 13 points, 4-9 from 3-point range
• De'Airrus Ware: 12 points, four assists, three steals, two blocks
• Nick Ellis: 11 points, six rebounds
• Will Young II: 10 points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Davenport Wednesday (November 20). Game time is set for 7 p.m.